What does cylindrical mean?
Definitions for cylindrical
sɪˈlɪn drɪ kəlcylin·dri·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
cylindrical, cylindricadjective
having the form of a cylinder
Wiktionary
cylindricaladjective
shaped like a cylinder
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cylindrical, Cylindrickadjective
Partaking of the nature of a cylinder; having the form of a cylinder.
Etymology: from cylinder.
Minera ferri stalactitia, when several of the cylindrick striæ are contiguous, and grow together into one sheaf, is called brushiron ore. John Woodward, Natural History, p. iv.
Obstructions must be most incident to such parts of the body where the circulation and the elastick fibres are both smallest, and those are glands, which are the extremities of arteries formed into cylindrical canals. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
ChatGPT
cylindrical
Cylindrical refers to the shape or characteristics of a cylinder, which is a three-dimensional geometric figure with two parallel, congruent bases connected by a curved surface. Each base is usually circular in shape. Common objects with a cylindrical shape include drink cans, pipes, and batteries. Additionally, in mathematics, cylindrical coordinates are used to specify points in three-dimensional space.
Webster Dictionary
Cylindricaladjective
having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder
Etymology: [Gr. kylindriko`s, from ky`lindros cylinder: cf. F. cylindrique.]
Editors Contribution
cylindrical
Have the form of a cylinder.
The poster arrived in a cylindrical tube.
Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020
Entomology
Cylindrical
in the form of a cylinder or tube; round, elongate, of equal diameter throughout.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cylindrical in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cylindrical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of cylindrical in a Sentence
Iluvien-implant is a cylindrical metallic thing that inside it has the steroid that is slowly released, we numb the patient around the eye, we make sure everything is sterile, and then we actually stick a needle in the eye. And the idea of sticking a needle in the eye sounds very scary but the results sort of bring patients back because it works.
The beauty of baseball is that its not foolproof. Youve got to hit a round ball with a cylindrical bat square, and then youve got to get it past people, the game is typically American. Its always somebody elses fault when they lose and usually its us.
Two of them are still going to be used as flues for the massive, modern energy center that we're going to construct to power the place, the third will remain hollow with a glass roof, and the fourth will house a cylindrical glass elevator that will pop out at the top at a viewing platform.
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- إسطوانيArabic
- цилиндриченBulgarian
- cilíndricCatalan, Valencian
- válcový, válcovitýCzech
- cylindriskDanish
- zylindrischGerman
- cilindraEsperanto
- cilíndricoSpanish
- liereäFinnish
- cylindriqueFrench
- cilíndricoGalician
- hengeresHungarian
- sívalningslagaIcelandic
- cilindricoItalian
- 円筒形Japanese
- валчест, цилиндриченMacedonian
- cilindrisch, cilindervormigDutch
- walcowaty, cylindrycznyPolish
- cilíndricoPortuguese
- cilindric, cilindricăRomanian
- цилиндрическийRussian
- ва̏љкаст, vȁljkast, цилѝндричан, cilìndričanSerbo-Croatian
- valcový, valcovitýSlovak
- cilíndričenSlovene
- cylindriskSwedish
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